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Above Average Lows and Below Average Highs | West Texas Forecast

Sustained cloud cover all week long will keep temperature changes night and day very minimal with only "big" changes coming through with each cold front.

TONIGHT: Low-level moisture will sustain mostly cloudy to overcast skies tonight, but gradual clearing is expected Wednesday as low-level winds shift to a more westerly or northwesterly direction ahead of the front. Overnight lows will generally range from the upper 30s to mid-40s.

LOW: 43°

WIND: S 5-10 mph.

Credit: Chief Meteorologist Jordan Frazier

TOMORROW: By Wednesday afternoon, temperatures will climb into the mid-60s to near 70°F for most areas, with mid-70s to near 80°F along the Rio Grande. As the front passes Wednesday night, cooler air will settle into the northern portions of the area, dropping lows into the 30s. Elsewhere, temperatures will stay in the 40s, maintaining the seasonal variability.

HIGH: 66°

WIND: S 5 mph. 

Credit: Chief Meteorologist Jordan Frazier

IN COMING DAYS: A slow-moving upper-level trough over the Desert Southwest will influence the region’s weather through Sunday, with rain chances returning and southwesterly flow persisting. A second trough early next week may bring even colder air, though details are uncertain. A cold front arriving Wednesday night will drop Thursday morning lows into the 30s and 40s, with afternoon highs in the 50s and 60s near the border. Slight rain chances will develop Thursday in southeastern New Mexico, the mountains, and the Upper Trans Pecos. Rain spreads overnight into Friday, with broader chances and light totals expected. Cold air will peak Friday, with highs in the upper 40s to low 50s. A warming trend begins Saturday, with highs in the 50s, reaching the 60s and 70s by Sunday and Monday ahead of the next system.

Credit: Chief Meteorologist Jordan Frazier

Thursday: 10% chance for showers and mostly cloudy with highs near 55°.

Friday: 20% chance for showers and cloudy with highs near 50°.

Saturday: 20% chance for showers and mostly cloudy with highs near 55°.

Sunday: Mostly sunny with highs near 66°.

Monday: Sunny with highs near 66°.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny with highs near 49°.

Credit: Chief Meteorologist Jordan Frazier

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